PROVISIONAL USIB STEERING GROUP ON MONITORING STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A000200020021-6
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 19, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT : Provisional USIB Steering Group on
Monitoring Strategic Arms Limitations
The attached memorandum from the Chairman, establishing
the subject steering group, is forwarded to USIB Principals for
information.
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Chairman, GMAIC
Chairman, SIGINT Committee
Executive Secretary
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BO
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
19 May 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT: Provisional USIB Steering Group on
Monitoring Strategic Arms Limitations
1. The time is clearly at hand when we must
consider the implications for the intelligence
community of agreement with the USSR on strategic
arms limitations. If agreements are reached, we
will have a number of new responsibilities: for
monitoring Soviet activities in the areas covered;.
for investigating and reporting on possible Soviet
violations or other developments which might warrant
challenge or enquiry; for assessing how much might
be revealed to the USSR in such a proceeding without
unduly jeopardizing intelligence sources and methods.
I will probably also be asked to submit periodic
reports on the status of Soviet compliance.
2. Much of the task can be handled adequately
with established intelligence procedures. In
addition, however, I think it essential that I
have--and be clearly seen to have--a specific
mechanism to assist me in carrying out my monitor-
ing responsibilities and in mobilizing the intelli-
gence community's collection and analytical resources
when problems arise.
3. To this end I propose to establish--pro-
visionally, pending actual achievement of an agree-
ment--a USIB Steering Group on Monitoring Strategic
Arms Limitations under the chairmanship of General
Walters. Because of the sensitivity of the subject
matter and the desirability of keeping our staffing
arrangements as uncomplicated as possible, I propose
to limit membership in the Steering Group to General
Bennett for DIA, Dr. Cline for State, and Dr. Proctor
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for CIA. The Steering Group would be expected to
call on other USIB committees and intelligence com-
munity components for assistance as necessary to
insure that the full resources of the community are
brought to bear on the monitoring problem.
Richard Helms
Chairman
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